HILLSBOROUGH DEMOCRATS REQUEST ELECTION VOTE RECOUNT

46 Vote Difference Out of 14,900 Cast Separate Two Candidates

Hillsborough Democrats officially requested that the vote count in the 2022 General Election between Democrat Erynn Murray and her Republican opponent Robert Britting be recounted.
Ms. Murray trails Mr. Britting by 46 votes as of the official vote certification done on 11/24.
“With the margin between the two candidates being 46 votes, or less than ½ of 1 percent, we decided it is prudent to proceed with a recount.” Stated Ms. Murray. “There were two specific items we referenced in our filing 1, a voting machine malfunction in district 23 that caused confusion in the voting process and 2, a problem collecting data from the early voting machines. Additionally, there were a significant number of provisional ballots cast that needed to be hand counted.
“We want to make it clear; we are not in any way suggesting or implying any malfeasance in how the results, to this point, were determined. We only know that mistakes can be made. We want to eliminate that element of uncertainty.”
“This is a complicated process, and we sincerely appreciate the efforts of all those who worked to bring all the elements of it together. Murry stated, “And once recounted we will respect the outcome.”
A filing for recount was made to the Superior Court in Somerville on Monday 11/28.
The Court will now decide on the motion. The timing of this is now up to the Court.